Now we get literally billions of GPS measurements every week - it's unprecedented and really exciting for us.

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By combining these pictures with GPS data the company is able to offer street-level perspectives of the world around us.

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As Dash Navigation has shown us, GPS units become better and far more useful resources when they can tap into a live, two-way connection, and WiMAX would be well-suited to delivering an Internet radio or even video service to the vehicle.

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Telecommunication and computing companies have brought us broadband, WiFi, GPS, Skype, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, Blackberries, online banking, live-streaming, ebooks, Facebook, Twitter, and the iPhone.

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